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Nov

Vale of White Horse District Council is giving people an extra incentive to shop locally for their presents this year by offering even more free parking days in the run up to Christmas.
East West Rail and the Oxford-Cambridge Expressway. The latter would be a huge boost for Oxfordshire and the Vale in particular.

Nov

Layby's, chevrons and better signage are some of the safety measures being discussed for the A34. After a review was carried out by Highways England, MPs and campaigners have come together to discuss immediate solutions.

Nov

The scheme to create £11m north-facing slip roads at the Chilton Interchange near Didcot is expected to be completed within days. Commuters travelling to science parks such at Harwell Oxford will be able to stay on the A34 rather than exit at the Milton Interchange.

Nov

In the last month I have taken part in the debate on the BBC Charter Review; the debate on the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill which aims to implement the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property and a debate on press freedom. I praised our new University Technical College in Didcot; I pressed Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group to start their review into the future of Wantage Community Hospital and local health services as soon as possible.

Nov

A major safety review of the ‘dangerous’ A34 has been announced by the Government, with ministers looking at whether the road should be a motorway. The review was announced by Roads Minister John Hayes after a fresh outcry from campaigners over the dual carriageway’s sixth fatality of the year.

Nov

I am hosting a debate in Parliament today on safety on the A34. The road is not fit for purpose. Over the past five years, more than 50 accidents have occurred resulting in death or serious injury. The entire carriageway has had to be closed 56 times. The most recent accident claimed the lives of four, including three children.

Nov

You are warmly invited to Milton's first Art At Home pop-up gallery on November 25 at Chestnuts, Blackbird Lane, off School Lane, Milton. This plus other information on events in Milton during November

Nov

The action group for this project has been meeting throughout this year, following the resounding support from Milton residents in the Community Led Plan questionnaire to make changes within our parish church to create community space in St Blaise as we have no village hall this side of the A34

Nov

Applications are invited for the position of Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer to Milton Parish Council. The successful applicant will be expected to commence work as soon as possible after confirmation of post.

Nov

For an athlete, the answer is fairly simple: a quick time, a long/high leap or a far throw. For a business, it isn’t so straightforward, but many would say net profit is a rather good indicator. However, for public services the assessment is much more difficult.

Nov

In a recent planning bulletin, I read that there is a Council in Yorkshire whose planning officers have advised their Council to delay their Local Plan because their future housing growth figures are on pre-Brexit assumptions.

The Trust gives widows and widowers, who are of pensionable age and have lived in the Parish for at least a year, a gift at Christmas. If you meet these criteria, and have not been included before, please let one of the Trustees know. We need to know your name, address and how long you have been living in the Parish.

Joy Browning, Secretary

Nov

From November, we will only empty green wheelie bins if the recycling in them is loose or in clear sacks.
Despite a recent campaign to raise awareness of the issue, food waste, dirty nappies, and other items we cannot recycle are still contaminating whole truckloads of recycling. When these are put into recycling bins in black or coloured sacks they are not spotted until it is too late.

Nov

Seventon Choral Society present Music for Christmas, a variety of festive songs for all. Our concerts this year will be raising money for the Alzheimers Society - Oxfordshire branch. Click advert on right of page for details.